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For more information on the Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program, please visit the EduCanada website.  by EduCanada   A CCSEP alumnus from Canada, Mark Rowswell, better known by his Chinese stage name Dashan, performed Xiangsheng, a form of traditional Chinese crosstalk comedy, in Shanghai in 1990.   A Canadian young man studying in China fell in …

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of CCSEP: Looking Back and Looking Forward Read More »

“I gravitated towards baseball mainly because you got to see faces that look like yours,” said one fan. By Kimberly Yam   Hideo Nomo, Hideki Matsui, and Byung-Hyun Kim.   In an unusually frigid Tuesday in April back in 2003, a newly minted New York Yankees baseball player stepped onto the field during the team’s home …

Why Many Asian Americans Found Hope In America’s Favorite Pastime Read More »

The flourishing of diversity is an essential facet in the profound beauty that our world rightfully deserves. by Revin Chen   Kimberly Yam, the Asian Voices editor at HuffPost, recently shared a post detailing her personal growth journey and shedding light on the unique challenges faced by minorities. While many of us are familiar with …

Embracing Identity: A Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Love Read More »

Men from southern China came along with the earliest non-indigenous migrants to what later became British Columbia, for instance as carpenters and ship’s crew on-board former British naval officer John Meares’ private expedition from Macau in 1788 to (unsuccessfully) establish a trading fort in Nuu-chal-nuth territory on what is now known as Vancouver Island. When …

Historical Background of Anti-Chinese Discrimination in British Columbia Read More »

   by Yuqi Feng   On November 5, 51-year-old Huiping Hu was attacked by a racist in Okanagan, resulting in both physical injuries and deep psychological trauma. Accompanied by a UBC Okanagan student, Hu went to inspect a secondhand car listed on Facebook Marketplace. Upon discovering damages on the vehicle’s body, Hu negotiated with the …

Okanagan Racist Attacked Chinese Canadian Woman with Heavy Chest Punch Read More »